Evaluating Global Warming Midterm

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If there was no greenhouse effect the average temperature would be

-18 degrees celsius

Suppose that the air has reached its dew point the relative humidity is

100%

Besides a solar panel in a solar garden light, what is the second main component?

Battery

How is the atmosphere like a florists greenhouse

Both trap long-wave electromagnetic radiation

The forecast says a warm front is approaching. What occurs while the warm front is in town?

Cloudy with possible precipitation

What is the SI unit of charge?

Colomb

you feel unconfortably warm on a muggy day because the water molecules are

Condensing on your skin

What is the scientific name for dark tall puffy clouds bringing thunderstorms

Cumulonimbus Clouds

The temperature to which air must be cooled for saturation to occur is called

Dew Point

Daylight and nightime hours are equal during

During the equinoxes ( Fall and spring seasons)

What comes out of the wall socket, where we plug our electric cord?

Electric Current

Radioactivity is the tendency for an element or material to

Emit Radiation

Moist air blows across warm water to colder areas inland, what might this produce

Fog

What slows the escape of long wave radiation from the earths surface

Greenhouse Gasses

Science is a body of knowledge that goes back to

Humankind's beginnings

An air mass that contains warm moist air is

Maritime tropical air mass

An air mass that contains warm moist air is called

Maritime tropical air mass

What are the two layers used in a solar cell?

N-type; P-type

What is an alternative to fossil fuels to make electricity for our power grid

Nuclear

a sea breeze is a local wind that blows during the day from a region

Over the ocean toward land

Solar cells are also known as ___________ cell.

Photovoltaic

Wind is due to

Pressure differences in the atmosphere

As the temperature rises how does this effect relative humidity

Relative humidity decreases as temperature rises

What is a solar cell mainly made of?

Silicon

What is the main renewable resource we have here in Florida

Solar

Pollution can best be described as

Things that cause harm to the environment

T/F Solar cell efficiency is from 5% to 45%?

True

T/F the predominant gas in the atmosphere is nitrogen; Nitrogen is not a greenhouse gas

True

Which is the correct equation for Voltage?

V=I x R

The underlying cause of weather is that heat flows from

Warm to cold regions

Air Pressure is due to

Weight of overlaying air

What is a hydrocarbon

a compound made of hydrogen and carbon atoms

A point source is

comes from a single identifiable source

As an air parcel rises it

expands and cools

The scientific method is for

gaining new knowledge

Cli-Fi is

real science on climate to envision our near future

The elements of weather include

temperature and precipitation

Power equals

voltage x current

The Coriolis effect turns

wind and ocean currents


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